[First Stumble~] audio

[so_flighty]

Ah--!

[There's a shout of surprise as someone tumbles to the floor.]

What a neat trick! I didn't know you had a teleporter, Mom!

[She sounds out of breath - slightly panicky, but relatively together.

'Relatively' is a relative term, however. There's a bit of silence.]

...Mom? Dad? You guys did this, right? Hellooooooo--!

. . .

Am I on a boat?

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[thenotmagician]

[Well isn't that a slightly familiar voice]

Y'sure are on a boat.

[What was that about teleporters?]

[so_flighty]

Really? Oh! That's awesome, Mom 'n Dad really out did themselves!

It is a teleporter!

[THIS IS SO COOL WHAT]

[thenotmagician]

[Lol wat]

Right.

[Ahem]

Not ta burst your bubble, but it prolly wasn't your parents who sent you here.

[so_flighty]

Of course it was! Don't be silly.

Is this home? Did they send me home? I bet that's what happened, I stepped on the blue thing and Mom pushed a button and I went home!

[thenotmagician]

[You are obviously confused, madam. Here, let him fix that]

No. You're on a cruise ship called th'Elegante. The Captain brought you here, like everyone else.

[so_flighty]

[What no she's making perfect sense]

Oh! So...home is a boat? I thought it was another planet.

Weird.

[Someone has selective hearing.]

[thenotmagician]

...Yeup. Home's a boat.

[OKAY he's just... going to leave it at that for now. Um. Yeah]

I'm Zeke.

[so_flighty]

Awesome.

[...Probably best.]

So that means you're like me, too! What color's your blood? Mom says we all have different colors depending on what you can do. Mine's blue.

[thenotmagician]

Well, I'm pretty sure I'm human. And my blood's definitely red.

[But that's kind of REALLY COOL. Blue blood. Teehee]

[so_flighty]

[It never occurs to Renna that this is a really WEIRD QUESTION TO ASK]

But I thought if it's red that meant you could change shapes...You could be like, an orange if you wanted.

And humans don't even know where my planet is so that's not possible you're human. You just must not be fully developed yet. That's okay. I'll try to stay out of your head.

[At least she thinks. She just heard all this herself from Mommy and Daddy dearest.]

[thenotmagician]

[Wat

Just

Wat.

This is Zeke loling forever]

No, no, no. I just... cook. I'm a chef. At Sergei's.

[so_flighty]

[She pauses. This kid is in denial. he wishes Mom had come so she could explain to him, too.]

...You don't want to be an orange?

[thenotmagician]

[On the contrary, Zeke thinks Renna is the one in denial]

Yeah, I think I'd rather stay in a shape where I'd be less t'get eaten, thanks.

[Considering he spends most of his time in the kitchen]

[so_flighty]

Well, you wouldn't stay like that, duh! But imagine how tasty you'd be!

[Foooood]

[thenotmagician]

I don't think I'd go around tasting myself if I got turned into fruit.

[so_flighty]

Why not? I Think it'd be kind of cool.